Benjamin Purnell

- Abt 1787

• Name	Benjamin Purnell
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Worcester Co., Maryland
  	He was Justice of the Peace for Worcester County, appointed 29 Nov 1777. Catherine Wildman left him money from rents of her Snow Hill properties 25 Aug 1787.
  Land in Possession	1783	Worcester Co., Maryland   [1]
  	Benjamin Purnell had 652 acres "Rochester" in 1783. His father had received "Rochester" from his father.
  Death	Abt 1787
  Person ID	I126425	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Walton Purnell,   b. Abt 1713, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 29 Oct 1787, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Murray   d. Bef 15 Apr 1811, Worcester Co., Maryland
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F45519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), 2158. [S3333] research of Sue Hurley Ocean City Lifesaving Museum.